Weldon Collier

Funeral services for Weldon Collier, 86, of Weatherford, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Clinton First Church of God, officiated by Rev. Roy Dobbs.

A private burial will be held in the Evergreen Cemetery at Weatherford, under the direction of Stanley-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton.

Collier died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, in his Weatherford home. He was born Jan. 19, 1928 in Clinton, the son of M. and Annie (Wilsey) Collier.

He was raised in Clinton where he graduated from Clinton High School in l946. After serving in the Army in Italy he attended a band instrument repair school in Indiana.  He moved to Enid, where he worked for Penner Music Company and later for Bridge Music Company.

On Aug. 14, 1949, Weldon married Patsy Alban. They made their home in Enid until 1959 when the family moved to Clinton where he worked for Thurlow Music Company.

In l963 they moved to Weatherford where Weldon was co-owner of Southwestern Music Company. After he left the music store he had his repair shop in his home until 2005 when he put his shop in Midwest Music where he worked until early 2013 when ill health forced his retirement.

Preceding him in death were his parents; a son, Steve Collier in l990; a son-in-law, Johnie Brunker; and a sister, Betty Potter.

Survivors include his wife Patsy of 65 years; two daughters, Brenda Brunker, Weatherford, and Cara and her husband, Mike Wheeler, Binger; two sons, Martin Collier and his wife, Sharon, Lamar, Mo., Eric Collier, Ada; a daughter-in-law, Luella Godfrey and her husband, Gordon, Lamar, Mo.; 10 grandchildren, Tonya Pitman, Tara Williams and her husband, Patrick, Jessica Lesperance and her husband, Tyler, all of Weatherford, Todd Collier and his wife, Morgan, Oklahoma City, Samantha Foster and her husband, Joe, Plano, Texas, Ryan Collier, Leavenworth, Kan., Brady Bernzott and his wife, Kasie, Binger, Bryan Bass and his wife, Katie, Sara Laepple and her husband, Hayden, and Rachel Collier, all of Lamar, Mo., 16 great grandchildren and two on the way.